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●Individual Differences on Growth and
Development of Children
An influence of metabolism ,
hormone, the properties of bone,
dietary life, nutrition, and living and
social environment makes
differences on growth and
development of children.
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●
Growth Disorder
Short height
Tall height
Early sexual maturity
Obesity
Underweight
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● The diseases and conditions for
Growth Disorder
1. Endocrine diseases ： Growth hormone deficiency
2. Bone system diseases ：achondroplasia
3. Metabolism diseases ：rickets
4. Constitutional growth disorder： inheritance growth disorder
5. Chronic diseases ： malnutrition
6. Chromosome disorder：Down’s syndrome
7. Deformity：Russel-silver syndrome
8. Psychosomatic Growth Disorder ：child neglect or abuse
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● The diseases and conditions for
underweight
1. Environmental factor:
poverty, nutritional misunderstand, infection, etc.
2. Chronic diseases
3. Endocrine diseases
4. Inheritance metabolism diseases
5. Anorexia nervosa
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Cross-Sectional Standard Growth Chart
Height(cm）
boy
average
Height
Weight(Kg）
average
Weight
AGE(year）
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Data in 2000
● Rohrer Index
＝weight (kg)/（ height (cm)3）ｘ107
● Rohrer index
＝weight (kg)/（ height (m)3）ｘ10
Rohrer index
Useful to calculate for obesity level of
children
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● Rohrer index
ex.
height :135cm, weight :30kg
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Rohrer index ＝30÷1.35 ×10
＝30/2.46×10
＝122（Normal Weight）
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● Rohrer Index
Severe Underweight
under １００
Underweight
１００＜１１５
Normal Weight
１１５＜１４５
Overweight
１４５＜１５９
Obese
over １６０
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● Kaup Index (BMI)
＝ （ weight (g)/ height (cm)2）ｘ10
● Kaup index (BMI)
＝weight (g)/ height (cm) / height (cm)ｘ10
Kaup index (BMI)
Useful to calculate for obesity level of
small children and adult
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● Kaup index
ex.
height :100cm
Kaup index
(1m), weight :20kg
＝20000÷1002×10
＝20000/10000×10
＝20（Normal Weight）
BMI
＝20÷12
＝20/1
＝20（Normal Weight）
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● Kaup index (for small chiｌdren)
Severe Underweight
＜ １３
Underweight
１３ ＜１５
Normal Weight
１５
Overweight
１８ ＜ ２０
Obese
２０ ＜
＜
１８
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●BMI (for adult)
Underweight
<
１８.５
Normal Weight
１８.５ < ２５
Overweight
２５
< ３０
Obese
３０
<
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